Adjustable shelf support



Patented Aug. 12, 1924.

PATENT oFrlcE.

WILLIAM T. SHEBEB, Ol' CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ADJUSTABLE SHELF SUPPORT.

Application led February 5, 1923. Serial No. 616,957.

To all whom 'it may comer/L.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. SHERER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of y Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Adjustable Shelf Supports, of which the following is a specification.

port and without disturbing the articles supported or displayed on the shelf. Another object is to provide an adjustable guide or support for the shelf, which will permit withdrawal of the shelf without interfering with its support and which will hold the shelf, when partially withdrawn, in its normal plane. Another object is to provide for an adjustable guide and support adjustable to different sizes of shelves and to diderent locations of the shelf supporting members. Cther objects will appear from time to time in the course of the specification and claims.

I illustrate my invention more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure l is a section through a show case with my shelf support in use.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail view of one of they shelf track supporting members.

Like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the specification and drawings.

A1, A2 are the longitudinal corner frame elements of a show case. A3 is the top glass of the show case and A4 is the front glass thereof. A5 are sliding doors closing the rear of the show case and A is an end or intermediate transverse panel. Mounted on said panel are the vertically disposed perforated ladders B, B having the spaced perforations B1, B1 which are adapted to be engaged by the upwardly turned lugs B2 on the track support B3. The small lugs B4i beneath the lug B2 engage the apertures in the ladder, next beneath those engaged by the lugs B2.

The su port Bs has outwardly projecting arms or anges B, B6 at its top and bottom respectively, the upper ange B terminating in a downwardly turned lip B', the purpose of whlch will later appear.

C 1s a channel iron or track, the rear end of whlch is vpreferably opened or flared as at C1 to permit easy insertion of the shelf edge. When my lnvention is used as in Figure l, the channel C is mounted in two of the supporting members B3, one of them being preferably secured against relative movement along the channel and the other being slidable therealong, thus permitting the channel to be applied to show cases in which the ladders B, B are separated by varying distances.

It will be realized that vwhile I have illustrated an operative device, many changes might be made in the size, shape, number and dlsposition of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention. therefore wish my description and drawings to be taken as in a large sense diagrammatic.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows:

In a show case of relatively large depth in which a number of shelves are used, it is often desirable to have access to articles in the front of the shelves. Where the shelves are fixed this is difficult without disturbing the entire contents of the shelf and I therefore provide a means for easily removing shelves without in any way tilting the shelves and disturbing the contents thereof. In using my invention, ausalesman behind the counter simply pulls out a shelf along the tracks or channels in which it is supported, takes out the desired article or rearranges the contents of the shelf, and returns it easily to place.

ff desired, the track element may be held against longitudinal movement simply by the spring of the supports or clips, but as a general rule it is preferable to secure one of the supports to the track, by brazing, punching or any other suitable means. There isthen no chance'of the track being withdrawn with the shelf, with a resultant dropping or tilting of the shelf. The second support being slidable along the track, the whole assembly may be applied to a counter regardless of variations of distance between the apertured ladder or other holding means. The downwardly turned lip of the top arm of the support or clip prevents the track from sliding forwardly out of the supports when the shelf is moved. The track is locked tilt-ing ward y y horizontal position, the shelf can be withdrawn almost tol the limit of its width without tilting or tipping. As a result, the user gains access to articles placed on the front of the shelf and the entire area of the Shelf is made convenient for display purposes.

The presence of the track or channel makes the setting up of the shelf more simple, since by inspection of the channel one can guard against its being inclined, thereby insuring that all four corners of the shelf will be supported at the same height.

I claim:

1 1. An adjustable shelf support comprisinga plurality of adjacent supporting elements, holding members vertically adjustable upon each of them and a shelf supporting track mounted in said holding members, said track being secured against longitudinal movement in relation to one of said holding members and being in slidable contact with the other of said members.

2. An adjustable shelf assembly coinprising .a plurality of adjacent ladders, each provided with vertically aligned apertures, holding brackets adapted to penetrate and be supported by said apertures, bracket arms projecting forwardly therefrom, a shelf supporting track supported between said arms, and a shelf slidably supported by said track.

3. An adjustable shelf support comprising a plurality of adjacent ladders, each provided with vertically aligned apertures, holding brackets adapted to penetrate and be supported by said apertures, bracket arms projecting forwardly therefrom, and a shel supporting track supported between said arms, said track being secured against longitudinal movement in relation to one of said holding members and being in slidable contact with the other of said members.

4. An adjustable shelf sup ort comprising a plurality of adjacent adders, each provided with vertically aligned apertures holding brackets adapted to penetrate and be supported by said apertures, bracket arms pro'ectin forwardly from the top and bottom t ereo a shelf supporting channel gripped between said arms, and a downwardly depending lip along the outer edge of the upper of said arms, and in engagement with the upper flange of said channel.

5. An adjustable shelf assembly comprising a plurality of ad'acent ladders, each provided with vertically ali ned adjusting apertures, holding brackets adjustable thereupon adapted to penetrate and be supported by said apertures, shelf supporting channels mounted on said brackets and shelves slidably supported in' said channels, said channels being secured against longitudinal movement in relation to one of said brackets and being in sliding contact with another of said brackets.

6. An adjustable shelf assembly comprising a plurality of adjacent ladders, each provided with vertically ali apertures, holding brackets a 'ustable thereupon adapted to penetrate an be supported by said apertures, gripping flan es projecting forwardly from the tops auf bottoms of said brackets, shelf supporting channels gripped between, said flan es, and shelves slidably supported in sai channels, said channels being secured against longitudinal movement in relation to one of said brackets and being in sliding contact with another of said brackets.

Signed at Chicago, count of Cook, and

ay of January,

State of Illinois, this 27th 1923.

WILLIAM T. SHERER.

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